The Times of Israel

Israeli envoy takes rare swipe at US Jewish groups for cosponsoring Spanish exhibit

Sun, 10 May 2026 13:35:24 +0000

Yechiel Leiter says partnering with embassy for show on Jewish life in Moorish Spain 'risks lending legitimacy to government working to vilify Israel'; World Jewish Congress responds: Disengagement not the answer

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Her ancestors were expelled from Spain. Now she’s bringing bagels to Madrid

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:21:24 +0000

After proving ancestry and getting Spanish citizenship, Tamara Cohen found herself in a Jewish food desert. Her restaurant, Mazal, is providing a nosh for Jews and non-Jews alike

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Study suggests 4th-century prayer site may be one of Spain’s earliest synagogues

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 02:57:15 +0000

Oil lamps decorated with menorahs and architectural evidence uncovered in the Roman city of Castulo suggest that the building was not a church, but served as Jews' place of worship

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Spain uncovers ring of fraudsters behind fake Sephardic citizenship applications

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:38:33 +0000

Multi-million-dollar fraud scheme allegedly exploited Spain's 'law of return,' which grants citizenship to Jews who can trace their roots to pre-Inquisition Iberia

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In long-shot wartime proposal, Spain and PA push for reprise of 1991 Madrid peace summit

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:37:50 +0000

Pledging to meet by end of year, both players seek relevance as the Gaza conflict rages on; but experts say that with neither Israeli nor US participation, prospects are poor

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Study finds Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:32:52 +0000

Researchers analyze DNA fragmented remains believed to be world-shaping explorer's; they say any further narrowing down of his origins remains elusive

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From bullfights to Euro 2024, Spain’s overt Gaza support sparks fear in some Jews

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:51:27 +0000

The country, one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Israel’s war in the Strip, is home to a Jewish community that reports feeling an increasingly hostile environment

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‘Kill Jews’ cocktail rocks Spanish town’s Holy Week: ‘An expression, it’s not racist’

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 07:29:38 +0000

In centuries-old tradition, revelers seeking limonadas say they are going out to 'kill Jews' in Castilian Holy Week capital, epicenter of pre-Expulsion Spanish Jewry

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How dictator Franco built his regime vilifying the Jews, then tried to hide it

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:22:49 +0000

In his new book 'Architects of Terror,' Sir Paul Preston shows how Spain's ties to Nazi Germany and use of antisemitic propaganda belied its claims of sympathy for Jewish refugees

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Hispanic Jewish group signs lease for $40 million museum

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:03:20 +0000

Institution in the city's upscale Salamanca district will be the first of its caliber in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, a founder says

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Inspired by Purim heroine Esther, Inquisition-era crypto-Jews feasted in her honor

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:48:17 +0000

Church records tell of a Jewish woman's 1688 confession to admiring Queen Esther, who also hid her Jewish identity. Her community prepared special foods for 'St. Esther's Feast'

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Archaeologists uncover rare remains of 14th-century Spanish synagogue

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:49:05 +0000

Historian Rodrigo Caro hinted at temple's existence in 1604, writing that site was formerly used by Jews to pray; after years of analysis, archaeologist confirms prayer room

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In ‘Alegría,’ Jews, Christians and Muslims come to a boil in a Spanish melting pot

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:12:42 +0000

The new film by director Violeta Salama, screening at the New York Jewish Film Festival on Jan. 22, embraces complexities of identity in the tumultuous African port city of Melilla

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Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 02:38:47 +0000

Doreen Alhadeff, who was 1st American Jew granted citizenship under 2015 Spain law and later helped guide people through process, says honor shows 'unbelievable promise'

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Hungry for Jewish tourism, Barcelona gets world’s 1st kosher Michelin-starred eatery

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 06:54:10 +0000

The city is rolling out the red carpet and seeking to brand itself as a destination for Jews interested in exploring their heritage

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